Our flight was an early morning one and so we had to leave our Himalayan hotel at the crack of dawn!
It is only possible to fly into Bhutan on planes with experienced Bhutanese pilots......
it is considered a dangerous landing with only visual ....no radar help!
Flying in can be somewhat dramatic!
.....the country is 79% mountainous. We now know how close they seemed to be!
On arrival at Palo airport we were immediately struck by its contrast to Kathmandu.
The luggage carrousel has to be seen to be believed ......
We had been warned that roads in Bhutan were not great.......however after Nepal they were amazingly good!
Our first few nights were to be in the capital Thimphu.....we stayed at the Druk hotel in the center of town....
We checked out the National Library the first day
and then visited the National Textile museum and academy
where we were able to view masks being made.....
....a few masks being demonstrated by our guide, Sangay.......
We were lucky as we were in Thimphu for their annual Tshechu.......
Unfortunately it was a day of rain but that did not deter us from attending the outdoor event in front of the Thimphu Dzong.....
That night we were entertained by a local family.....which meant a winding drive up a mountain!
...but which gave us a fantastic view of the Dzong lit up at night......
It is only possible to fly into Bhutan on planes with experienced Bhutanese pilots......
it is considered a dangerous landing with only visual ....no radar help!
Flying in can be somewhat dramatic!
.....the country is 79% mountainous. We now know how close they seemed to be!
The luggage carrousel has to be seen to be believed ......
We had been warned that roads in Bhutan were not great.......however after Nepal they were amazingly good!
Our first few nights were to be in the capital Thimphu.....we stayed at the Druk hotel in the center of town....
We checked out the National Library the first day
and then visited the National Textile museum and academy
....a few masks being demonstrated by our guide, Sangay.......
Unfortunately it was a day of rain but that did not deter us from attending the outdoor event in front of the Thimphu Dzong.....
...there were very colourful attendants to the Tshechu....
...but which gave us a fantastic view of the Dzong lit up at night......
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